“We’re really not interested in the status quo of education. We are about revolutionizing education. It’s a big aspiration and something that needs to take place across the world and is taking place. We just want to be the ones to bring it to those places that are often forgotten.” – Jeremy Newhouse, Chief of […]
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It was the middle of the Zimbabwe wilderness, during the heat of the day, when a weary and desperate trio stumbled toward their destination. Two parents supported their adult son, trying to help him stand upright on a severely burned leg. Earlier that day, during an epileptic seizure, he had fallen into the family’s cook
Healing in the Heart of Zimbabwe: How a Remote Hospital Changed Everything Read More »
Learnmore Jonasi Live at MATTER in Minnesota on November 15, 2024 Join us for an unforgettable evening to support MATTER at Stand-Up For A Cause! Featuring the hilarious Zimbabwe comic, Learnmore Jonasi, whose spectacular audition on America’s Got Talent won him a Golden Buzzer. Along with award-winning standup comedy, enjoy an open bar, complimentary food,
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When Robby Kimmel stepped off a plane onto Zimbabwe soil in 2023, he had no idea how his life was about to change. Having recently graduated from university with a degree in business and finance, he was thousands of miles from the centers of commerce where his peers were beginning their climb up the corporate
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For the last several years, we’ve been sharing the remarkable journey of the Chaya Tree Project in Zimbabwe. What began as a visionary idea by our dear friend Sandi Young to improve health in Zimbabwe through Chaya has blossomed into a thriving network of women’s farming cooperatives around the country. These resilient women are not
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It’s hard to believe today, but Zimbabwe was once known as the breadbasket of Africa. Boasting one of the most fertile lands on the African continent, it was a huge exporter of wheat, tobacco, and corn to the rest of the continent and beyond. Sadly, political and social upheaval over the last forty years have
Shamwari Lending Association: Empowering Entrepreneurs and Changing Lives Read More »
“This has been an impossible journey, honestly. That word perfectly describes everything. The impossible journey which was made possible.” Tendai Takura, MCRI graduate and Jamf employee Nineteen-year-old Tendai Takura (pictured above) is living a life that few of her fellow Zimbabweans can imagine. A bright student, Tendai excelled in the MATTER Innovation Hub during her
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Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is one of Africa’s most spectacular sites. As the world’s largest waterfall, it boasts an incredible 5,000 feet wide curtain of thunderous falling water. As one of the seven natural wonders of the world, it welcomes roughly one million tourists a year. Nestled alongside the falls is the bustling town of
From Skateboards to Community: The Birth of Samkele Park Read More »
If you joined us last year for Zimbabwe Stories Live! you know what a special evening it was. Over a hundred people gathered at MATTER to share in the impact and power of partnership for the people of Zimbabwe. Together we celebrated the opening of the Jeannie Burns Buckner Maternal and Pediatric Hospital in one
Africa Stories Live! 2024: You’re Invited! Read More »
Under a scorching African sun, in the shadow of thundering Victoria Falls, more than 60 businesspeople from around the world gathered at the Shamwari Center in the beautiful town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, for the second annual Christian Business Development Summit (formerly Business as Mission Summit). This multi-day conference in October focused on incorporating faith
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